WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2026-8096 Deferred

Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer: A security weakness

Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation. The published affected range is <= 6.0.6.

CVE / CNA score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer
Plugin slug
kirki
Affected
<= 6.0.6
Safe version
> 6.0.6
Published
May 19, 2026
Weakness
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published May 19, 2026 and is one of 17 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer to a release after 6.0.6, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.6. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to view all Kirki frontend forms and read stored visitor form submission data, including contact details, messages, and any other visitor-provided information submitted through site forms.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary and upstream sources